That's tough. If it were me probably not.But if it was my child then most definitely.But I would never know unless I'm in that situation.But I won't donate because I feel that my body is sacred and was made just for me.Nor would I have my children donate. I think I would feel sick knowing some part of my dead child was out there living, :/ Selfish I know.

That's tough. If it were me probably not.But if it was my child then most definitely.But I would never know unless I'm in that situation.But I won't donate because I feel that my body is sacred and was made just for me.Nor would I have my children donate. I think I would feel sick knowing some part of my dead child was out there living, :/ Selfish I know.

I actually am an organ donor, but even if I wasn't for whatever reason, I would still take someone else's if my life needed saving.

To make things interesting I'll just throw this out there; my father was a doctor and refused to be an organ donor because he said that hospitals didn't try as hard toresuscitate you if they thought they could use your organs on someone else. Weird, huh?

I actually am an organ donor, but even if I wasn't for whatever reason, I would still take someone else's if my life needed saving.

To make things interesting I'll just throw this out there; my father was a doctor and refused to be an organ donor because he said that hospitals didn't try as hard toresuscitate you if they thought they could use your organs on someone else. Weird, huh?

I think my thought on that is if I'm in a position where a doctor can decide not to work on me as hard because I'm an organ donor, I likely won't want to live anyway. If me dying can save other people and I'm that bad off, so be it.

I think my thought on that is if I'm in a position where a doctor can decide not to work on me as hard because I'm an organ donor, I likely won't want to live anyway. If me dying can save other people and I'm that bad off, so be it.

I was just talking about this with family today (while my MIL lay in ICU recovering from her liver transplant).

Here's the question someone brought up: Who is this doctor who is so altruistic as to risk his license and reputation to save a recipient, but who is also so callous and uncaring that he only looks at the donor as a bag of organs? If he fights for one patient, why wouldn't he fight for the other?

I'm not a doctor, but if I were, I would be extremely offended by this implication.

I was just talking about this with family today (while my MIL lay in ICU recovering from her liver transplant).

Here's the question someone brought up: Who is this doctor who is so altruistic as to risk his license and reputation to save a recipient, but who is also so callous and uncaring that he only looks at the donor as a bag of organs? If he fights for one patient, why wouldn't he fight for the other?

I'm not a doctor, but if I were, I would be extremely offended by this implication.

I am on the fence about organ donating. Â I will if I can, but I'm not sure if I would be able to. Â I am going to need a lung transplant some years down the road and I would feel bad if I wasn't willing to make the same sacrifice.Â Â

I am on the fence about organ donating. Â I will if I can, but I'm not sure if I would be able to. Â I am going to need a lung transplant some years down the road and I would feel bad if I wasn't willing to make the same sacrifice.Â Â

Armando was born on May 23, 2008, at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, to single mother Magali and big sister Akary. "It was a happy day," Magali says. "Since I had a girl, having a boy [meant] my family was complete."

Two months later, Magali woke up to every parent's worst fear: Her infant son, who had shown no signs of illness, was struggling for breath. "I got to his crib, and he was having a hard time breathing," Magali says. "I started checking on him, and he was really, really cold."

Magali rushed Armando to a nearby hospital. "They took him off my arms, and immediately they started putting oxygen on him. I heard him crying, so I felt like a huge relief in that moment," she says. "And then he stopped."

Armando was airlifted to the Children's of Minnesota for emergency treatment. After five agonizing days in intensive care, doctors told Magali there was no way to save her baby boy.

Although Armando wouldn't survive, doctors told Magali that his heart was still strong and could save another child. They said they knew of a 6-month-old baby girl who was fighting for her life in Chicago. "[I thought,] 'I bet the mom is sitting on a chair next to her daughter, going through almost the same thing I'm going through,'" Magali says. "But the big difference, that her child might have a chance."

Magali made one of the most difficult decisions of her lifeâ€”she donated her son's heart. This selfless act was the answer to the Tillmans' prayers, but doctors needed to move quickly: They only had six hours to transfer the heart from Minnesota to Chicago and perform the operation.

With severe storms in Chicago, the pilots landed the plane as close as they could to the hospital. Then, police officers escorted the heart the rest of the way.

Use this link to get the full story & videos: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Gift-of-Life/3

If this doesn't change ur mind about being an organ donor, I don't know what will!!!!!!

This is from a recent Oprah show:

Armando was born on May 23, 2008, at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, to single mother Magali and big sister Akary. "It was a happy day," Magali says. "Since I had a girl, having a boy [meant] my family was complete."

Two months later, Magali woke up to every parent's worst fear: Her infant son, who had shown no signs of illness, was struggling for breath. "I got to his crib, and he was having a hard time breathing," Magali says. "I started checking on him, and he was really, really cold."

Magali rushed Armando to a nearby hospital. "They took him off my arms, and immediately they started putting oxygen on him. I heard him crying, so I felt like a huge relief in that moment," she says. "And then he stopped."

Armando was airlifted to the Children's of Minnesota for emergency treatment. After five agonizing days in intensive care, doctors told Magali there was no way to save her baby boy.

Although Armando wouldn't survive, doctors told Magali that his heart was still strong and could save another child. They said they knew of a 6-month-old baby girl who was fighting for her life in Chicago. "[I thought,] 'I bet the mom is sitting on a chair next to her daughter, going through almost the same thing I'm going through,'" Magali says. "But the big difference, that her child might have a chance."

Magali made one of the most difficult decisions of her lifeâ€”she donated her son's heart. This selfless act was the answer to the Tillmans' prayers, but doctors needed to move quickly: They only had six hours to transfer the heart from Minnesota to Chicago and perform the operation.

With severe storms in Chicago, the pilots landed the plane as close as they could to the hospital. Then, police officers escorted the heart the rest of the way.

Use this link to get the full story & videos: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Gift-of-Life/3

If this doesn't change ur mind about being an organ donor, I don't know what will!!!!!!

Drs are people too and can be judgemental...maybe if one had a patient who was a young single mother who needed a kidney in the next 2 weeks or she would die and her children would be in foster care until they turned 18 and someone who they judged were probably going to die anyway who didnt have family maybe they wouldnt try as hard and let the brain die....I don't know how the system works but that could be one reason...

Drs are people too and can be judgemental...maybe if one had a patient who was a young single mother who needed a kidney in the next 2 weeks or she would die and her children would be in foster care until they turned 18 and someone who they judged were probably going to die anyway who didnt have family maybe they wouldnt try as hard and let the brain die....I don't know how the system works but that could be one reason...

Lung transplants are one of the hardest. Especially if it is needed soon. It's not as easy as one would think. My whole family offered my father a lung. Let's just say, you'll more than likely die before you get a lung. Family or not. My experience.

Same as here, I am not an organ donor. My heart is broken, they will not accept it. What I mean by that to other posters is, I had heart surgery, am at a greater risk for heart attack, scar tissue etc. Close to needing a pace maker, no one will want it, no Dr would take it.

Lung transplants are one of the hardest. Especially if it is needed soon. It's not as easy as one would think. My whole family offered my father a lung. Let's just say, you'll more than likely die before you get a lung. Family or not. My experience.

Same as here, I am not an organ donor. My heart is broken, they will not accept it. What I mean by that to other posters is, I had heart surgery, am at a greater risk for heart attack, scar tissue etc. Close to needing a pace maker, no one will want it, no Dr would take it.

This is why I would not tell anyone but my spouse. I will not put it anywhere because I would want them to try a little. Also I have told my hubby what I would donate. I read a story where a woman who allowed her son to be taken off of life support and they took everything including his bones, then they found out his tatto was less than a year and didn't use any of it. So the deboned him and took his skin and didn't use it.

To OP: depends on my age, if my kids are grown no, if they are little yes.

This is why I would not tell anyone but my spouse. I will not put it anywhere because I would want them to try a little. Also I have told my hubby what I would donate. I read a story where a woman who allowed her son to be taken off of life support and they took everything including his bones, then they found out his tatto was less than a year and didn't use any of it. So the deboned him and took his skin and didn't use it.

To OP: depends on my age, if my kids are grown no, if they are little yes.

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